Raymond Borel
Encyclopedia
Raymond Borel is a French doctor
, editor of the medical journal TONUS and one of the founders of Médecins Sans Frontières
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Borel had founded an aid organization called Secours Médical Français ("French Medical Relief") in response to the 1970 Bhola cyclone
. In December 1971, this group merged with Groupe d'Intervention Médicale et Chirurgicale en Urgence, to form the single organization Médicins Sans Frontières.
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
, editor of the medical journal TONUS and one of the founders of Médecins Sans Frontières
Médecins Sans Frontières
' , or Doctors Without Borders, is a secular humanitarian-aid non-governmental organization best known for its projects in war-torn regions and developing countries facing endemic diseases. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland...
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Borel had founded an aid organization called Secours Médical Français ("French Medical Relief") in response to the 1970 Bhola cyclone
1970 Bhola cyclone
The 1970 Bhola cyclone was a devastating tropical cyclone that struck East Pakistan and India's West Bengal on November 12, 1970. It was the deadliest tropical cyclone ever recorded, and one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern times...
. In December 1971, this group merged with Groupe d'Intervention Médicale et Chirurgicale en Urgence, to form the single organization Médicins Sans Frontières.